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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Joel A. Jessee, Mount Airy, MD (US);
Fredric R. Bloom, Germantown, MD (US);
Thuan Trinh, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Joel A. Jessee, Mount Airy, MD (US);
Fredric R. Bloom, Germantown, MD (US);
Thuan Trinh, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Life Technologies, Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for producing cells which are competent for transformation and which may be stably stored for extended periods of time at various temperatures. The method involves growing cells in a growth conducive medium, rendering said cells competent, and lyophilizing said competent cells. The invention further relates to competent cells produced by such a method, to methods of transforming said cells with a DNA molecule, and to a method of producing a desired protein or polypeptide from said transformed cells.